Theog Assembly constituency

Theog Assembly constituency, also known as Theog-Kumarsain Assembly constituency[2] (after 2008 delimitation of assembly constituencies, Kumarsain Assembly constituency was merged with Theog Assembly constituency), is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh state in India. It is a segment of Shimla Lok Sabha constituency.[3][4]

Theog
Constituency No. 61 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictShimla
LS constituencyShimla
Total electors86,236[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
AllianceUnited Progressive Alliance
Elected year2022

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Member Picture Party
1952 Jiwanoo Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Devi Ram Indian National Congress
1967 Jai Bihari Lal Khachi Independent politician
1972 Lal Chand Stokes Indian National Congress
1977 Mehar Singh Chauhan Janata Party
1982 Vidya Stokes Indian National Congress
1985
1990
1993 Rakesh Verma Bharatiya Janta Party
1998 Vidya Stokes Indian National Congress
2003 Rakesh Verma Independent politician
2007
2012 Vidya Stokes Indian National Congress
2017 Rakesh Singha[5] Communist Party of India
2022 Kuldeep Singh Rathore Indian National Congress

Election candidates

2022

Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 2022: Theog Assembly constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Atar Singh Chandel [6]
CPI(M) Rakesh Singha
Registered electors [7]

Election results

2017


Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 2017 : Theog[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Rakesh Singha 24,791 42.73 +24.03
BJP Rakesh Verma 22,808 39.31 +8.21
INC Deepak Rathour 9,101 15.69 –23.11
NOTA None of the above 383 0.66 +0.66
Majority 1,983 2.52 –5.20
Turnout 58,018 73.87 –0.92
Registered electors 78,540 [8] +6.04%
CPI(M) gain from INC Swing

2012

Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 2012: Theog Assembly constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vidya Stokes 21,478 38.78 +2.00
BJP Rakesh Verma 17,202 31.06 +18.90
CPI(M) Rakesh Singha 10,379 18.74 +18.74
Majority 4,276 7.72 –3.97
Turnout 55,386 74.79 –2.81
Registered electors 74,060 [7][9] +27.15%
INC gain from Independent Swing

2007

Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 2007: Theog Assembly constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rakesh Verma 21,907 48.47 –0.24
INC Rajinder Singh 16,623 36.78 –1.64
BJP Daulat Ram 5,498 12.16 –3.45
Majority 5,284 11.69 +3.87
Turnout 45,196 77.60 –2.23
Registered electors 58,246 [10] +8.20%
Independent hold Swing

2003

Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 2003: Theog Assembly constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rakesh Verma 19,869 46.23 +46.23
INC Rajinder Verma 16,510 38.42 –17.96
BJP Gian Singh Chandel 3,743 8.71 –32.03
Majority 3,359 7.82 –7.82
Turnout 42,975 79.83 –0.55
Registered electors 53,830 [11] +9.72%
Independent gain from INC Swing

1998

Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 1998: Theog Assembly constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vidya Stokes 21,926 56.38 +8.64
BJP Rakesh Verma 15,844 40.74 –11.01
Majority 6,082 15.64 +11.62
Turnout 38,892 79.28 –3.05
Registered electors 49,058 [12] +15.56%
INC gain from BJP Swing

1993

Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 1993: Theog Assembly constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Rakesh Verma 18,088 51.75 +51.75
INC Vidya Stokes 16,684 47.75 –3.31
Majority 1,404 4.02 +1.39
Turnout 38,892 82.33 –5.30
Registered electors 42,452 [13] +7.09%
BJP gain from INC Swing

1990

Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 1990: Theog Assembly constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vidya Stokes 15,586 51.05 –5.79
JD Keshav Ram Kashyap 14,782 48.41 +48.41
Majority 804 2.64 –11.73
Turnout 30,533 77.03 –1.19
Registered electors 39,638 [14] +27.04%
INC hold Swing

1985

Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 1985: Theog Assembly constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vidya Stokes 13,941 56.84 +3.00
JP Mehar Singh Chauhan 10,416 42.47 +8.99
Majority 3,525 14.37 –5.98
Turnout 24,525 78.22 –1.31
Registered electors 31,355 [15] +3.68%
INC hold Swing

1982

Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 1982: Theog Assembly constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vidya Stokes 12,947 53.84 +23.23
JP Mehar Singh Chauhan 8,052 33.48 –35.09
BJP Durga Singh Verma 2,429 10.10 +10.10
Majority 4,895 20.35 –17.61
Turnout 24,049 79.53 +11.17
Registered electors 30,240 [16] +8.36%
INC gain from JP Swing

1977

Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 1977: Theog Assembly constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Mehar Singh Chauchan 13,081 68.57
INC Vidya Stokes 5,839 30.61
Majority 7,242 37.96
Turnout 19,077 68.36
Registered electors 27,905 [17]
JP gain from INC Swing

See also

References

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  2. "Theog-Kumarsain Constituency".
  3. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Theog Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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